Boy Scouts of America

Troop 282

Blue Elk District • Heart of America Council, BSA

A Chartered Organization of Trinity Episcopal Church

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Archive for November, 2010

November 15th, 2010

Historic Carpentry Merit Badge

Some of our Scouts just completed the requirements for the Historic Carpentry Merit Badge.

This Merit Badge was first offered in 1911 and discontinued in 1952. It is part of the Historic Merit Badge Program that is only available for this 100th Anniversary year. The program honors Scouting’s rich 100-year history by introducing today’s Scouts to the merit badges earned by yesterday’s youth.

Think about how times have changed from a hundred years ago.

Can you imagine a life without power tools?
Long before manufacturing, everything was made by hand. Craftsmen developed their skills to become a master. The final test was the production of a great piece called a masterpiece.

To get the most out of this merit badge, the boys did it the old-fashioned way with good, old-fashioned hand tools.

Special thanks goes to the Hendrens and Newberrys for teaching this Merit Badge.

(See more pictures of the boys working on their project in the Troop 282 Photo Collection.)

November 8th, 2010

Nov Overnight Lanahl Park

By: Ryan Muller

This overnight went really good, considering we hadn’t used the troop equipment in about six months. Everything got set up without any problems and fairly fast too.

After everything was set up we got to do some scouting activities, we built flagpoles with lashings and staves, had a first aid obstacle course, a tracking adventure, and we built small fires trying to burn strings tied to pieces of rebar.

For dinner the leaders made a plethora of different foods for us to try. My personal favorite was the tacos in a bag, it was taco meat with salsa and cheese in a bag of Fritos.

On Sunday, the boys were in charge of making breakfast for their patrols, it went pretty well for the most part. After we tore everything down and packed up, we had a little church service and sang some songs. It was fun and overall a great overnight.

(See more pictures from the November Overnight in the Troop 282 Photo Collection.)

November 2nd, 2010

Halloween Party

By: Ryan Muller

Parties are always fun, but I think the Halloween Party is the best. My favorite part is the doughnut eating contest. You have to eat a doughnut tied to a string that is suspended in the air without using your hands, it is definitely very entertaining. All the food and drinks that the Mother’s Club brings is amazing too.

(Go check out more pictures from the Halloween Party in the Troop 282 Photo Collection.)

 

 

November 1st, 2010

2010 Independence Halloween Parade

The Independence Chamber of Commerce Thanks Boy Scout Troop 282.

Once again Troop 282 carried the American Flag for the 62nd Annual Independence Halloween Parade, organized by the Independence Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, October 30, 2010. Troop 282 would like to thank Matt Copeland, Ryan Muller, Nick Dunlap, Jacob McLeod, Ray Blann, and Jeff Dunlap for volunteering to be part of this great event.

It is the largest and longest running Halloween Parade in the Metropolitan Area. The chamber says about 5,000 people attend the parade each year. The parade included floats, school marching bands, dance clubs, fire trucks and other emergency vehicles, tractors, classic cars, and hundreds of ghouls and goblins.

Check out the Independence Chamber of Commerce Fan Page on Facebook for photos from the 2010 Halloween Parade!

November 1st, 2010

Vaile Mansion Service Project

Troop 282 would like to thank the boys and families who helped out at the Vaile Mansion on Sunday, October 31st, bringing down all the Christmas decorations from the 3rd floor. The Vail Mansion will be elegantly decorated with wreaths, garland, and greenery with touches of shiny silver that will enhance the beauty of the mansion as they celebrate a "Victorian Silver Christmas".

Curren Gentry said, "I think we have the easy part, just think of all the hours it must take to set up all these decorations." The boys and their families were treated with donuts to thank them for a task well done!

Be sure and visit the Vaile Mansion’s "Victorian Silver Christmas" Nov. 26-Dec. 30, 2010 (Closed Dec.23-25). For more information go to the Vaile Mansion website at www.vailemansion.org.

(Go check out more pictures from this service project in the Troop 282 Photo Collection.)